Manifolding stationery



N0v.'7,1944. l H, J, WMEWTR` 2,362,330

MANIFOLDING STATIONERY Original vFiled Feb. 20., 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Nov. 7, 1944.l

H. J. wAEcHrER. 2,362,330

MANIFOLDING STATIONERY l y Original Filed Feb. 20, 1941 2 Sheets- Sheet2 Patented Nov. 7, 1944 MANIFOLDING STATIONERY 3 Harry lJ. Waechter,vMount Healthy,

'signor-,to Paul Benninghofenand Fritz G. Dies# i i bach, Hamilton,Ohio, trustees .Original application Febru Divided and t ary 20,1941,serial No.' his application December so, 1942, serial No. 470,602r n f eclaims. c1.2s2 21 This invention relates to manifolding or ycontinuouslforming stationeryvof the type utilized in autographic registers whichpresent the forms successively upon a writing platen and which areeffective for feeding, aligning and delivering the forms. Y

More particularly, this invention is directedto improvements inmanifolding stationery which comprises a plurality of superimposedforms; or, in other words, a manifolding pack with the sets of formsseparated from each other by means of weakenedtransverse lines lwhichpermit separation. y

f The present application constitutes a division of co-pendingapplicationv Serial No, 379,850 led February 20, 1941, and entitledAutographic register, which application has now issued into Patent No.2,326,109 dated August 10, 194.3. The register disclosed in theco-pending application is reffective for feeding the continuous formsta-l tionery of this invention.l y

It has been an object of the present inventor provlde manifolding 1stationery which is purpose regardless of variation monshaft which isspring urged to provide a peripheral contact between the two sets.

The feeding mechanism may incorporate three sets of rolls, one engagingthe strips midway of at the appropriate point. At this point, the centerroll continues the feed until the forms, regardless of their lengthswithin practicallimits,

are substantially delivered; whereuponthe tread 4 surface of the centerroll orv disc engages' the upper roll through theenlarged apertures inthe paper, and the feed is delinitely stopped insofar `engagement with.the apertures 'tinued as engagement -by the tread as the center rollsareconcerned. Thereupon, pins associated with the outer.y rolls move intoandA feed Vand align the strips -in the nal short feedingphase.

The center-holesin the paper are of suicient sizevto permitlagofy themarginal apertures relative to the line'of contact ofthe outer1rollssothat the apertures can beentered by the vpins without tearing thepaper.rv forded by the large central apertures permits the last -feedingphase `without l y interference from the central rolls. These centralrollscontinue to engage through the aperturewithout placingany drag onthestrips. i *i The strips, making up thesuccessive packs of salesforms, include weakenedvtear-oif lines dening vthe sales forms or slips.Each form includes three apertures which cooperate with the three Vsetsof,rolls. 'I'he central aperture, as

stated, is larger than the marginal apertures, yfor the purpose ofpermitting theprevlously described .lag of the marginal .apertures andthe nal aligning feed of the `paper without interfeed the/strips; i andthree, Ya. minor feeding operation wherein the strips are and the formsdispensed. A n

In the rst stage, the strips are always advanced a distanceslightlyflessthan. the Vshortest .form`A of thelower to be used. vInthisstage, all three feed rolls engage the strips. f

In the second stage,,feedingofthev strips i means of the two marginalfeed rolls is ,discon-y portions ceases. Thereupon, alone is effective.

advances vthe f strips in the superimposedtween the compensating rolls.`At this time, the feeding .contact of the compensating vrolls with thestrips is broken since therollsx'contact each other through .the

The, clearance af'- anadjusting feeding. operation the compensatingrolls are employed tof absolutely aligned the compensatingk feed ,rollThecompensating, feed roll until-'the central apertures. forms "are allaligned' bef .central apertures.' Thus, Y it;`

l2 2,362,330 will be obvious that within practical limits, any slightlybeyond the line of the periphery of the length of form may be dispensed.roll. The' pins may be made integrally with the In the third stage orphase of feed, which is feed rolls, as shown, and are positioned on theinreferred to as the aligning phase, the pins assoside of the roll ineach case. The compensating ciated with the outer feed rolls becomeeffective 5 feed roll 35 is mounted on the shaft 24 medially, byengagement within the lagging marginal between the two feed rolls.apertures. At this time, lof course, the outer feed The adjusting 0Icompensating feed roll 35 has rolls are out of engagement with thestrips and a Continuous tread; that is to say, at 110 pOint iS the pinsmay move in easily and advance the .it relieved. Thus, it isContinuOLlSly eieCtVe for strips by engagement with the forward walls of10 feeding the paper until it has fed the strips t0 the marginalapertures. At this time, the strips (brng'the Central apertures inregistry between it 1 slip forwardly between the central rolls withinand its upper IQll, as illustrated in Figure 8. The the clearanceafforded by the large apertures. :Outer .feed IOIIS 34 provide treadpOrtions 40 ex-4 other objects and certain advantages of the tendingaround approximately two-thirds of present invention will be more fullyapparent l5 'their circumferences. The balance of the outer pins withoutdamage to the strips, such as would ce the case if the apertures weretoo far advanced. Therefore, in this nal phase of strip advance, thestrips are completely aligned; that is to say, the apertures are alignedsince the pins contact the fo-rward walls of the apertures and advancethe strips by direct contact with the forward edges of the apertures,thus pulling them all into aligned contact against the forward faces ofthe pins.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A pack of sales forms of the type adapted to be fed through amanifolding machine, comprising superimposed strips of paper, includingsuccessively arranged sales forms separated by weakened transverse tearlines, said superimposed strips folded in zigzag form on said weakenedtear lines, the strips making up the forms including for each form aseries of three feed control apertures, said apertures disposed intransverse alignment, the central aperture beingof greater size than theouter two, the corresponding apertures of the respective strips andforms being in alignment when the forms are zigzag folded.

2. A continuous strip of sales forms, said forms adapted to be separatedalong weakened transverse tear lines, each form including three feedcontrol apertures, one aperture located -centrally and being of largerdiameter than the others and the other two located in transversealignment with the rst and adjacent the respective sides of the strip,

3. A pack of sales forms of the type adapted to be fed through amanifolding machine, compris' ing superimposed strips of paper,including sucsize than the outer two, the apertures of the respectivesuperimposed forms being in alignment when the forms are zigzag folded.

HARRY J WAECHTER.

